A. VTA is
1. An agency of the state
2. A county agency
3. An independent agency that used to be part of the county
4. A non-profit corporation
5. A joint power agency between cities, similar to a joint venture
B. How many voting members on VTA's Board of Directors? ___ Subtract 3 from that number.
C. VTA's bus fleet numbers:
1. < 100 2. 100 - 250 3. 251 - 450 4. 451 - 699 5. 700+
Take the answers to Question F and this question. Subtract the smaller number from the larger number. That difference is C.
D. VTA's light rail (trolley) fleet numbers approximately:
1. 20 2. 35 3. 50 4. 65 5. 70
Multiply the number by 3, subtract 2, and take the last digit (if the product is only one digit, that is the last digit).
E. In addition to operating public transit (bus and rail) VTA has other responsibilities. Select the one that
does NOT apply:
1. VTA is the Congestion Management Agency for the county.
2. VTA manages paratransit services
3. VTA designs and builds highway projects
4. VTA condemns property by eminent domain for public projects
5. VTA is the county transportation planning agency
6. VTA operates Mineta International Airport.
F. The full correct name of VTA is
1. Santa Clara Valley Transit Agency
2. Santa Clara Valley Transit Administration
3. Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority
4. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
5. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Administration
6. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Agency
7. Silicon Valley Transit Agency
8. Silicon Valley Transit Administration
9. Silicon Valley Transit Authority
G. VTA is in dire financial condition. There are many reasons for this. Select the one that is NOT true:
1. Caltrans has refused to maintain the highway projects constructed by VTA upon their completion, requiring
VTA to maintain them indefinitely.
2. VTA is more heavily dependent on sales tax than other agencies (about 80% of its operating revenue), and sales
taxes drop more than other taxes in a bad economy.
3. VTA has a very low farebox recovery ratio. Less than 15% of its operating costs are covered by fares.
4. VTA provides more services to the disabled than are required by law.
Multiply by 7, subtract 1, and take the last digit of the answer.
H. According to the Organization Overview page, daily VTA passenger ridership on bus and rail transportation is about
1. 34,000
2. 82,000
3. 101,000
4. 125,000
5. 129,000
6. 147,000
7. 160,000
8. 170,000
9. 180,000
Be sure to do the math operations at the end of questions B, C, D, and G. No further math is required. Just substitute the answers to the questions with the corresponding letters into 37 2A.BCD 121 5E.FGH.
The cache is a standard ammo box with lots of goodies for trading, including VTA rulers, pencils, keyrings,
etc. There is a FTF prize of two SF Muni passes - use on the cable cars the next time you go to SF. There are
also toy cars, trucks, etc. This is a good one to take the kids to. Transportation related items are preferred for trading, but not required. The container is partially covered with leaves, etc. so that it won't be seen by casual passersby, but it shouldn't be hard to find if you have the right coordinates. Please leave it with the yellow lettering down, and recover it in similar fashion.